12 gauge for Squirrels

PAhunter86 · 10-05-2003, 01:01 PM

Can anyone tell me what a good 2 3/4" or 3" 12 ga load for squirrels is? Thanks

Smitty_nc1 · 10-05-2003, 05:22 PM

Any of the lighter loads should do fine. #6 shot is about the average for squirrels. Anything heavier and there might not be much meat left.

.22 rimfire is my prefered choice.

mauser06 · 10-05-2003, 07:46 PM

a regular 1 1/8th oz load of 6ers will do fine for most shots....ive went dont to 7.t so i can shoot grouse...but gota watch past 25 30yds because it looses its punch....i hit one at about 30 with some remington sts i think they are..7.5s and some didnt penetrate the skin...they do have touch skin and it was the biggest squirrel ive bagged yet out of about 50.....i like them remingtons...they feed nice pattern nice and work for me so far....they are about 4 or 5 bucks a box though...thats " alot" for shotgun shells to some people...i learned the bargin shells are bargins for a reason.....

Nathan67 · 10-05-2003, 11:44 PM

I use Remington High Velocity 2 3/4 Game Loads. They seem to work well and wal-mart sells them pretty cheap.

Red Hawk · 10-07-2003, 01:45 AM

Yeah i would suggest any light game load. If you want to do an overkill on it, get pheasant/duck load. I wouldn' t suggest this because i shot a squirrel with one at close range, the result was eek[X(]

Tree climber · 10-07-2003, 12:24 PM

when the end of the season comes the limb rats are pretty skittish,so I go the the 12 ga with 7 1/2 quail and dove loads.1 1/4 , 1 1/8. they work fine on them running rats.[:-]

at the first of the season I use the 22.